New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-03

In naval construction.
Several thousand acres of land in Oneida and
Herkimer Counties were sold day or two since
FOR almost nothing. good many Of the acres
went for q cent each. And yet, strange to say,
Henry George and his followers were conspicuous
by their absence from a sale which placed land
within reach of the humblest member of the
Anti-POverty Society.
It is "1he New-York Herald which calls
attention to the fact that Governor Hill is
young man. lie is old enough, however, to know
better than to veto such great reform measures
Us the Crosby and the Vedder bills
Mr. Connolly, shipyard director Of the Arrow
Steamship Company, contributes to The Public
Service Review interesting description Of the
rocahontas the pioneer ship Of the Transatlantic
line, which that corporation promises to sail under
tie American flag. 1t is q vessel intended eX-
clusively for passengers, express parcels and mails.
and is designed to outrun all the greyhounds now
coursing the Whether the Pocahontas win
accomplish all that her sanguine projectors claim
for her will be matter Of conjecture until she
is given fair trial but it is not by any means
improbable that a fast line OF steamers carrying
passengers alone and built expressly for their ac-
commodation and comfort will be most popular
I
original creation and may be destined to make
much stir In the world.
There is snid to he great joy in Berlin over
General Boulanccr's downfall The pleasure should
not DO expressed dcmonstratvely. Paris is an
excitablc town and is bound to go crazy over
anything that Berlin hates
Ono OF the officers OF tho state Liquor Dealers
Association speaks OF Governor IIill "a rising
man. That is what tho Coroners Jury called
the passenger who was blown sky high by n
steamboat explosion. Hill "rlsng" manP We
should say so. lie Is rising where the woodbine
twincth.
II anything were needed TO show that the
NewYorks a fine and able baseball nine,
the playing they did on Wednesday has sufficiently
supplied II. They can play. and there is good
reason why they should not finish the season at
the head OF the League. They have beaten the
Detroit champions. and they have beaten the
Boston nine. who enjoy the second place, and they
should waste no more time in frivolous and unsat
sfactory games. keefe's pitching when ne is in
form is admirable. Browns work behind the bat
IS careful and elective. Connor at the first base
never loses his head. but is always ready when he
is wanted. The fielding is good. and at the bat
the average OF strong work is as high as il is In
any club. 1t Is a mystery under these circum-
stances why the New-lorls allow themselves to
he beaten by clubs that constantly show themselves
vastly inferior to the home team The NewYorks
must brace up They must play more evenly.
The Capitol at Albany is the subject of u neat
compliment at the hands of Tho SyIacuse
standard The Standard speaks Of candidates
for the next Assembly men who are mot
airuid of the ceiling
1t Will be interesting to see whether the Inter
state Commission VIII have the courage to grapplc
with the Jim Crow car" outrage in southern
states. about which complaints have been made
to that body. The practice OF compelling the
colored people 10 pay fst-class fares and ride In
second and third class cars is utterly without
any Justification
Book lovers viii be glad to learn that the great
| BodlcIan Library at oxford has been successfully
defended from attack which menaeed 1t with
ruin. II proposed to make IL lending
circulating library, that with almost no for
malites any one could take its treasures away. to
study ut his leisure and to return IN such condition
~ his fancy pleased such system would Ger
tainly result in many volumes being lost
mutilated or worn out In popular circulating
library such mishaps regarded matter Of
couIro. But the Bodleian Library is almost unique
1t contains books and manuscripts Of great value
that could not be replaced If once they were lost
That such works should be lent and scattered
throughout the country is manifestly rs uniting
as 1t would be to lend the objects in museum or
the paintings in the Louvre Although the scheme
WAS favored by some OF the most eminent Oxford
professors Il was Overwhelmingly voted down in
the Convocation, and the old safeguards were
maintained.
There is no Office in the city that needs to be
kept freer from the influence OF hall politicians
than the Office of Corporation Counsel 1t Is to
be hoped that in choosing q successor 10 Mr..
lacombe the Mayor win pay no attention to the
recommendation OF the "bosscs. y
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